Dr. Yanique Redwood joined the Washington, DC-based Consumer Health Foundation (CHF) as its second President and CEO in 2012 and has led the foundation through a strategic shift that emphasizes the relationship between health, economic justice and racial equity. Prior to joining CHF, Dr. Redwood was a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and prior to that she was an Epidemic Intelligence Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. In 2012, Grantmakers in Health honored her as an Emerging Leader in Health Philanthropy, and in 2016, she was named a Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Fellow. She served as vice-chair and chair of the board of directors of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers from 2015-2018. Dr. Redwood has degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) and University of Michigan School of Public Health (PhD, MPH).
Sponsored by the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of, Michigan School of Public Health, with support from the Rackham Faculty Allies ProgramWe are the Work: Advancing Health and Racial Equity in the Philanthropic Sector
Health Equity Speaker, Yanique Redwood
October 3, 2019
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
1655 SPH I
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
Sponsored by: Sponsored by the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of, Michigan School of Public Health, with support from the Rackham Faculty Allies Program
Contact Information: Denise Fortune, fortuned@umich.edu
Dr. Yanique Redwood joined the Washington, DC-based Consumer Health Foundation (CHF) as its second President and CEO in 2012 and has led the foundation through a strategic shift that emphasizes the relationship between health, economic justice and racial equity. Prior to joining CHF, Dr. Redwood was a senior associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and prior to that she was an Epidemic Intelligence Officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. In 2012, Grantmakers in Health honored her as an Emerging Leader in Health Philanthropy, and in 2016, she was named a Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Fellow. She served as vice-chair and chair of the board of directors of the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers from 2015-2018. Dr. Redwood has degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology (BS) and University of Michigan School of Public Health (PhD, MPH).